Courtship entanglements unfold at Staple and Soho
In a London social web, Burke flirts with Jean while Comtesse de Varigny plots via clairvoyant wit. Madame reveals rival Blaise Tormarin and a future clash as Mees Peterson tests loyalties. A France-bound letter signals shifting affections and a pending betrothal confrontation.
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Soho
Madame de Varigny
Coombe
Eavie
Mees Peterson
Presto
Monsieur Tormarin
Chateau Varigny
Comtesse de Varigny
France
Blaise Tormarin
Monsieur Burke
Affaire du Coeur
Mademoiselle Peterson
God of Justice
Remarkable Cure for Crippled Girl by Noted Surgeon
Pearl Penny 18, crippled for 13 years by infantile paralysis, has limbs rebuilt after two years in hospital. Bones taken from her body reinforced ankles, a wrist incision freed movement, and muscle grafts restored thumb and fingers. She can stand unaided and hopes for full normal life after next operation.
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Pearl Penny
Paris Police Test Anesthetic Revolver Attachment
A Paris police experiment tests an attachment for a ordinary pistol that releases gas to render a person unconscious for ten minutes and blind for ten more. Inventor Professor Dion claims it aids riot control and surpasses existing tools.
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Paris
Dion
Portrait Claim Ties to Shakespeare Actor Burbage
A 10 by 12 inch oak panel portrait found in a County Cork mansion is believed by some experts to be by Richard Burbage, a fellow actor of Shakespeare, possibly painted when Shakespeare was 38. The owners long thought it a Raleigh likeness, and preservation is noted. In Saskatchewan, south of latitude 53, regional food output supposedly supports a large population estimate.
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Shakespeare
Richard Burbage
County Cork
Sir Walter Raleigh
Burbage
Saskatchewan
The One Man Job by Aline Michiel
Poem reflects on life as a solitary task where personal effort remains primary. It contrasts moments of support with the ultimate reality that each person must fight their battles alone, despite laughter or faith. The piece emphasizes courage, hope, and individual responsibility.
Grants Restricted to Married Men Under Alberta Relief Scheme
Alberta relief settlement plan confines grants to married men. Each family receives $600 allocated by Dominion, province, and municipalities. Funds held in trust and used only for sustenance and development, not for buying land or paying taxes or rents.
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Alberta
Calgary
Dominion
Chinese ministry signs beam wireless station deal near Shanghai
The Chinese ministry of communications, Imperial and International Communications Ltd, and the Marconi Company sign an agreement to install a beam wireless station on the outskirts of Shanghai.
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Chinese Ministry of Communications
Imperial and International Communications, Ltd
Marconi Company
Shanghai
Canadian Tobacco Brands Reach Britain in 1931
The Economic Annalist reports that Canadian grown tobacco cigarettes were introduced in Great Britain during 1931 and met with fair success. Canadian manufactures were first to offer Canadian pipe tobacco, and a cigarette made entirely of Canadian bright leaf has recently entered the market.
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Economic Annalist
Agricultural Economics
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Great Britain
Rich Gold Strike In Nuka Bay Reported By Prospectors
Two prospectors named Dave Downey and Tom Babcock found a fifteen pound sample of gold quartz in the Nuka Bay district sixty miles southwest of Seward Alaska. Veterans say the specimen could assay fifty thousand dollars a ton and ranks as the richest taken from the area.
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Nuka Bay
Alaska
Seward
Dave Downey
Tom Babcock
All Night With Asthma Victim Warns of Sleepless Attacks
Readers are urged to use Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy to stop asthma attacks quickly. The ad claims sufferers awaken with fatigue and daylong impairment, and promises relief through prompt application of the product.
Alberta wheat crop forecast sparks cautious optimism
The Lethbridge Herald notes forecasters project Alberta wheat output around 150 million bushels, with cutting likely by August 20 and many variables could affect the season. If price outlook matches yield hopes, prospects would be bright for farmers and communities.
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Lethbridge Herald
Alberta
Not a Bad Definition by Robert Quillen
A satirical remark recalls Robert Quillen defining radio as an expensive home device used so someone can discuss toothpaste with you, highlighting a private newspaper amusements brief.
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Robert Quillen
Japan imports rice yearly amounting to 1.5 million tons
Japan imports about 1,500,000 tons of rice every year. A new oil refinery costing $25,609 will be built at Saskatoon this year.
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Japan
Saskatoon
Little Helps For This Week Reflects On God’s Strength
A devotional excerpt contrasts a nurse guiding her imperfect child with a spiritual image of God guiding believers. Quarles and Beecher passages emphasize God withdrawing and lifting up the infant faith, and that through faith and grace, human strength mirrors divine guiding power.
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Ciin
Great Bear Lake Mining Begins Great Northern Prospects
Great Bear Lake region shows silver, pitchblende, and eggs at $1.50 a dozen as mining potential draws visitors. John Michaels, president of Contact Lake Mining, and Walter Hale, district postal inspector, returned by air to Edmonton. A $240,000 hotel is being built at Edmonton, Alberta.
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Great Bear Lake
John Michaels
Contact Lake Mining Company
Edmonton
Walter Hale
Alberta
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